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1953 Asian Quadrangular Football Tournament
Tournament details
Host countryBurma
Dates23 October – 2 November 1953
Teams4 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions India (2nd title)
Runners-up Pakistan
Third place Burma
Tournament statistics
Matches played6
Goals scored22 (3.67 per match)
Top scorer(s)Myanmar Samuel (4 goals)
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International football competition

The 1953 Asian Quadrangular Football Tournament was the second edition of the Asian Quadrangular Football Tournament held in Rangoon, Burma. India won the cup for a second time by winning all thee matches. It was India's first outright win in an international football tournament played abroad. The team received the rolling Colombo Cup and a Special Burma Cup for permanent retention.

Overview

The India team arrived in Rangoon on 22 October 1953 and the Pakistan side, a week before. The Indian Express described the Aung San Stadium, where all matches were to be played, as having "concrete and semi permanent stands all around the ground" with a capacity of 30,000. The rules of the tournament had not made wearing boots mandatory. Four of India's players — Sailen Manna, Ahmed Khan, Pansanttom Venkatesh and M. Thangaraj (in the second half) — played bare-footed against Pakistan in the tournament's first game, on 23 October.

Squads

Ceylon India Pakistan
  • T. H. Soono (captain)
  • M. Sheriff
  • O. L. M. H. Deen
  • A. C. M. Junaid
  • A. C. M. Khan
  • Karunapala Fernando
  • T. Bongso
  • L. Cornelies
  • Andrew Fernando
  • T. J. Azeez
  • M. T. A. Ossen
  • Peter Ranasinghe
  • Basheer Ahmed
  • K. A. Premadasa
  • A. R. Jailabdeen
  • M. I. M. Laheer
  • K. S. Richard
  • K. Poddiappuhamy

Results

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Final result
1  India 3 3 0 0 7 2 +5 6 Champions
2  Pakistan 3 1 1 1 7 2 +5 3
3  Burma 3 1 1 1 6 7 −1 3
4  Ceylon 3 0 0 3 2 11 −9 0
Source: RSSSF

Matches

India 1–0 Pakistan
D'Souza 59' Report
Aung San StadiumReferee: U. Kim Teikh (Myanmar)
Burma 3–2 Ceylon
Samuel 22', 60', 64' Report Ossen 21'
Azeez 47'
Aung San Stadium
India 2–0 Ceylon
Venkatesh ?'
Khan 35'		 Report
Aung San StadiumAttendance: 25,000Referee: Maung May Lay (Myanmar)
Burma 1–1 Pakistan
Ba Kyu 60' (pen.) Report Ismail 49'
Aung San Stadium
Burma 2–4India 
Samuel ?'
Ba Kyu 60'		 Report Thangaraj 4', ?'
Venkatesh ?'
Khan ?'
Aung San StadiumReferee: Mahomed Shah (Pakistan)
 Pakistan6–0 Ceylon
Akbar Jan 7'
Ismail 10', 13'
Gunaid 11' (o.g.)
Kutty 37', 42'		 Report
Aung San Stadium

Statistics

Goalscorers

There were 22 goals scored in 6 matches, for an average of 3.67 goals per match.

4 goals

  • Myanmar Samuel

3 goals

  • Pakistan Ismail

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

  • Dominion of Ceylon Gunaid (against Pakistan)

References

  1. ^ Morrison, Neil (1999). "Asian Quadrangular Tournament (Colombo Cup) 1952–1955: 1953 (Rangoon, Burma)". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 27 September 2022.
  2. "Indian Team Celebrate". The Indian Express. 4 November 1953. p. 6. Archived from the original on 13 May 2022. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
  3. "India Presented With Trophies". The Indian Express. 4 November 1953. p. 6. Archived from the original on 13 May 2022. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
  4. ^ "Indian Soccer Team in Rangoon". The Indian Express. 23 October 1953. p. 6. Archived from the original on 13 May 2022. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
  5. "India's Win". The Indian Express. 25 October 1953. p. 9. Archived from the original on 13 May 2022. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
  6. "Indian Soccer Team To Rangoon". The Indian Express. 21 October 1953. p. 6. Archived from the original on 13 May 2022. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
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